385    L.M.     Samuel Medley
“God be merciful to me a sinner.” Luke 18. 13

1 Hear, gracious God, a sinner’s cry,
  For I have nowhere else to fly;
  My hope, my only hope’s in thee;
  O God, be merciful to me!

2 [To thee I come, a sinner poor,
  And wait for mercy at thy door;
  Indeed, I’ve nowhere else to flee;
  O God, be merciful to me!]

3 [To thee I come, a sinner weak,
  And scarce know how to pray or speak;
  From fear and weakness set me free;
  O God, be merciful to me!]

4 [To thee I come, a sinner vile;
  Upon me, Lord, vouchsafe to smile;
  Mercy, through blood, I make my plea;
  O God, be merciful to me!]

5 [To thee I come, a sinner great,
  And well thou knowest all my state;
  Yet full forgiveness is with thee;
  O God, be merciful to me!]

6 To thee I come, a sinner lost,
  Nor have I aught wherein to trust;
  But where thou art, Lord, I would be;
  O God, be merciful to me!

7 To glory bring me, Lord, at last,
  And there, when all my fears are past,
  With all thy saints I’ll then agree,
  God has been merciful to me!